high8.1
CVE-2016-1866
Salt Improper Access Control
Impact
Salt 2015.8.x before 2015.8.4 does not properly handle clear messages on the minion, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by inserting packets into the minion-master data stream.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | salt | >= 2015.8.0rc1, < 2015.8.4 | 2015.8.4 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Saltstack | Salt | Versions 2015.8.0, 2015.8.1, 2015.8.2, 2015.8.3 |
| Opensuse | Leap | Version 42.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00034.html
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.4.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vqh4-crjf-jjxx
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1866
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2016-23.yaml